How do you use Facebook for promotion and sale?! - We Make Zines2015-03-04T00:32:56Zhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/how-do-you-use-facebook-for-promotion-and-sale?commentId=2288844%3AComment%3A355549&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAfter much deliberation, I've…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-06-04:2288844:Comment:3607072013-06-04T11:49:22.122ZAspirehttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Aspire
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After much deliberation, I've jumped on board<br />
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Twitter- @serialkillersun<br />
Instergram serial killers unite<br />
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Please, please like me I don't use Facebook to promo…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-05-26:2288844:Comment:3603322013-05-26T05:22:33.559Zzeraph dylanhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/alchemistscloset
<p>I don't use Facebook to promote my zine or my distro. As Bucket said, a Facebook page for your zine is a good way to connect with people who already know about your zine. For my distro and for getting submissions for my zine (APMT) I've been doing well on Tumblr. The reblogging feature is drawing people to discover the distro and I'm getting sales and interest and submissions that I can easily trace to my posts on tumblr. It's more time consuming than FB especially at first, but it works so…</p>
<p>I don't use Facebook to promote my zine or my distro. As Bucket said, a Facebook page for your zine is a good way to connect with people who already know about your zine. For my distro and for getting submissions for my zine (APMT) I've been doing well on Tumblr. The reblogging feature is drawing people to discover the distro and I'm getting sales and interest and submissions that I can easily trace to my posts on tumblr. It's more time consuming than FB especially at first, but it works so well for me for helping people discover the distro, and my zine.</p> I have a little Facebook fan…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-04-06:2288844:Comment:3555492013-04-06T05:16:33.350ZBucket Silerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/BucketSiler
<p>I have a little Facebook fan page, but I think most people find my zine at bookstores, distros, or when I table. I use my Facebook page and website to communicate with people about when I'm going to be at events or when I have a new zine out, but I think it's more like a bulletin board or landing spot for people who already know about my zines than a place to promote to strangers.</p>
<p>I have a little Facebook fan page, but I think most people find my zine at bookstores, distros, or when I table. I use my Facebook page and website to communicate with people about when I'm going to be at events or when I have a new zine out, but I think it's more like a bulletin board or landing spot for people who already know about my zines than a place to promote to strangers.</p> I sell tons of art and zines…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-04-03:2288844:Comment:3551002013-04-03T17:23:38.243Zbobby madnesshttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/bobbymadness
<p>I sell tons of art and zines on Facebook.I just take digital photos of the zine,and when someone is interested I tell them to send thier adress to my messages.Its like a free text service.I use it to promote shows and shit all the time.Its lame,but it works.</p>
<p>I sell tons of art and zines on Facebook.I just take digital photos of the zine,and when someone is interested I tell them to send thier adress to my messages.Its like a free text service.I use it to promote shows and shit all the time.Its lame,but it works.</p> If anyone is interested in lo…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-03-27:2288844:Comment:3544562013-03-27T09:23:35.082ZSophie Crowhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Institutist
<p>If anyone is interested in looking at my project (it is in the early days) it is at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theoysterknife" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/theoysterknife</a></p>
<p>If anyone is interested in looking at my project (it is in the early days) it is at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theoysterknife" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/theoysterknife</a></p> I'll love to look at your pag…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-03-27:2288844:Comment:3544102013-03-27T08:37:00.955ZAnders Dreyerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/AndersDreyer
<p>I'll love to look at your pages and give some feedback.</p>
<p>I do have a group for zineisters, but its all in danish.</p>
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<p><span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">There is only on</span> <span class="hps">good</span> <span class="hps">thing,</span> <span class="hps">I</span> <span class="hps">can</span> <span class="hps">see</span> <span class="hps">works</span> <span class="hps">on facebook,and that</span> <span class="hps">is…</span></span></p>
<p>I'll love to look at your pages and give some feedback.</p>
<p>I do have a group for zineisters, but its all in danish.</p>
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<p><span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">There is only on</span> <span class="hps">good</span> <span class="hps">thing,</span> <span class="hps">I</span> <span class="hps">can</span> <span class="hps">see</span> <span class="hps">works</span> <span class="hps">on facebook,and that</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">that many</span> discover <span class="hps">your project</span><span>.</span></span></p>
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<p><span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">My</span> <span class="hps">experience</span> <span class="hps">is that I</span> <span class="hps">found out</span> <span class="hps">that my</span> <span class="hps">audience</span> <span class="hps">probably</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">just the</span> <span class="hps">other end</span> <span class="hps">of the country.</span><br/><br/><span class="hps">But it is also</span> <span class="hps">the only</span> <span class="hps">experience</span> <span class="hps">I have with</span> <span class="hps">promoting</span> <span class="hps">my project</span> <span class="hps">on facebook.</span></span></p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Institutist said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/how-do-you-use-facebook-for-promotion-and-sale#2288844Comment354633"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I too would be really interested in peoples views/tips about this,</p>
<p>I have just started using Facebook to promote my own zines, art and start-up distro. Could anyone recommend some people to look at who are doing it well?</p>
<p>Also, could anyone recommend zine related facebook groups to join? </p>
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</blockquote> I too would be really interes…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-03-27:2288844:Comment:3546332013-03-27T07:55:12.631ZSophie Crowhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Institutist
<p>I too would be really interested in peoples views/tips about this,</p>
<p>I have just started using Facebook to promote my own zines, art and start-up distro. Could anyone recommend some people to look at who are doing it well?</p>
<p>Also, could anyone recommend zine related facebook groups to join? </p>
<p>I too would be really interested in peoples views/tips about this,</p>
<p>I have just started using Facebook to promote my own zines, art and start-up distro. Could anyone recommend some people to look at who are doing it well?</p>
<p>Also, could anyone recommend zine related facebook groups to join? </p> It is a good idea to be on s…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-03-27:2288844:Comment:3546292013-03-27T01:02:22.432ZAnders Dreyerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/AndersDreyer
<p><br></br> <span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">It is</span> <span class="hps">a good idea to</span> <span class="hps">be on</span> <span class="hps">several different</span> <span class="hps">pages</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">so it</span> <span class="hps">something I</span> <span class="hps">would</span> <span class="hps">consider doing</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">problem of</span> <span class="hps">promoting</span> <span class="hps">my…</span></span></p>
<p><br/> <span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">It is</span> <span class="hps">a good idea to</span> <span class="hps">be on</span> <span class="hps">several different</span> <span class="hps">pages</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">so it</span> <span class="hps">something I</span> <span class="hps">would</span> <span class="hps">consider doing</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">problem of</span> <span class="hps">promoting</span> <span class="hps">my</span> <span class="hps">zine</span> <span class="hps">on</span> <span class="hps">wmz</span> <span class="hps">is, that it</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">in Danish,</span> <span class="hps">so</span> <span class="hps">the target audience is</span> <span class="hps">very small</span> <span class="hps">here</span><span>.</span><br/><br/><span class="hps">I have created</span> <span class="hps">a page</span> <span class="hps">on Facebook</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">which has</span> <span class="hps">100</span> <span class="hps">follows</span><span>, but</span> <span class="hps">I'm still</span> <span class="hps">not</span> <span class="hps">sell</span> <span class="hps">any</span> <span class="hps">zines</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">I think maybe</span> <span class="hps">the problem is</span> <span class="hps">that I do not</span> <span class="hps">promote</span> <span class="hps">my</span> <span class="hps">zine</span> <span class="hps">in the right way</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">in relation</span> <span class="hps">to the target group</span><span>.</span></span></p>
<p><span id="result_box" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><span class="hps">One can</span> <span class="hps">not say</span> <span class="hps">that</span> the <span class="hps">zine</span> <span class="hps">culture</span> <span class="hps">in Denmark</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">very big,</span> <span class="hps">so it is</span> <span class="hps">also</span> <span class="hps">part of the problem</span><span>, I think.</span></span><br/> <cite>Windowfog said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topics/how-do-you-use-facebook-for-promotion-and-sale#2288844Comment354400"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The problem with social networking sites is that before you can use them effectively for promotion, you have to promote them as well in order to gain an audience to who you want to promote things. Meaning, if you make a website and no one knows about it, how is anyone supposed to find out about it? So it's kind of a Catch-22. I'm not very good at this either, so I'm curious to see what other people have to say.</p>
<p>So far, however, what seems true to me is that the more social networking sites you are on, the better. So rather than just choosing Facebook or Twitter, it's better to be on both. People like to connect, so if one person has a Facebook account and another has a Twitter but they both like your stuff, if you have accounts on both platforms, both of these people can start following you.</p>
<p>I think the best way to increase your audience is to tap into another network's existing audience. For example, just by being on WMZ and posting your zine on it, you are already reaching a wider audience (that is actually interested in zines). So you can take advantage of this by listing your related zine sites in your profile such as your Facebook, blog, personal site, etc. Give people a way to find you. Also, ask friends to help you by having them link to your site (if they're willing). It can feel a bit selfish and egotistic to self-promote, but when we're not famous, who else is going to do it for us?</p>
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</blockquote> The problem with social netwo…tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2013-03-26:2288844:Comment:3544002013-03-26T22:47:05.755ZWindowfoghttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Windowfog
<p>The problem with social networking sites is that before you can use them effectively for promotion, you have to promote them as well in order to gain an audience to who you want to promote things. Meaning, if you make a website and no one knows about it, how is anyone supposed to find out about it? So it's kind of a Catch-22. I'm not very good at this either, so I'm curious to see what other people have to say.</p>
<p>So far, however, what seems true to me is that the more social networking…</p>
<p>The problem with social networking sites is that before you can use them effectively for promotion, you have to promote them as well in order to gain an audience to who you want to promote things. Meaning, if you make a website and no one knows about it, how is anyone supposed to find out about it? So it's kind of a Catch-22. I'm not very good at this either, so I'm curious to see what other people have to say.</p>
<p>So far, however, what seems true to me is that the more social networking sites you are on, the better. So rather than just choosing Facebook or Twitter, it's better to be on both. People like to connect, so if one person has a Facebook account and another has a Twitter but they both like your stuff, if you have accounts on both platforms, both of these people can start following you.</p>
<p>I think the best way to increase your audience is to tap into another network's existing audience. For example, just by being on WMZ and posting your zine on it, you are already reaching a wider audience (that is actually interested in zines). So you can take advantage of this by listing your related zine sites in your profile such as your Facebook, blog, personal site, etc. Give people a way to find you. Also, ask friends to help you by having them link to your site (if they're willing). It can feel a bit selfish and egotistic to self-promote, but when we're not famous, who else is going to do it for us?</p>